On September 27, 2023, the IRS released guidance on §45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit (§45L Credit) through Notice 2023-65. The guidance provided in this notice addresses: (i) the person that is eligible for the credit, (ii) determining the applicable amount of the credit, (iii) energy saving requirements, (iv) certification requirements, and (v) substantiation requirements....
An Internal Revenue Service new release announced that the IRS would halt processing new Employee Retention Credits (ERC). The moratorium, beginning September 14, 2023, is expected to run through at least the end of the year. The news report stated that the IRS will “continue to work previously filed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims received prior to the moratorium but renewed a reminder that increased fraud concerns means processing times will be longer.”...
The Build Back Better Act, if passed, has some significant changes to the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit (45L Credit) and the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (179D Deduction)....
Bloomberg Tax published an article written by ICS President, Alex Bagne and two fellow Certified Cost Segregation Professionals titled Maximizing Tax Benefits with Opportunity Zones and Cost Segregation....
ICS Tax welcomes Ivan Tan as the Director of Technology and Marketing. His primary focus is business process improvement and market expansion....
The Department of the Treasury has issued detailed information about the Biden Administration's tax proposals for fiscal-year 2022. If passed, the legislation would make both the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit and the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction more advantageous....
The ‘Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now’ (GREEN) Act, aims to extend and boost tax incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy. If passed, the GREEN Act would make both the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit (45L Credit) and the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (179D Deduction) more advantageous while furthering the green missions of these incentives....
While the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 clarified that expenditures paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds are deductible for federal income tax, the relief may be short-lived for state income tax depending upon that state's conformity with the federal tax code and as such, may also reduce R&D Tax Credits....
While the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 clarified that expenditures paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds are deductible for federal income tax, the relief may be short-lived for state income tax depending upon that state's conformity with the federal tax code and as such, may also reduce R&D Tax Credits....
The passing of the latest coronavirus relief bill titled the 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021' ("CAA 2021") made permanent the §179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (§179D Deduction) and extended the §45L Energy Efficient Home Credit (§45L Credit) through December 31, 2021....